Trimble Cemetery
Lytle, Medina County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Edwin Trimble (1808-1869) left a properous life in Kentucky and brought his family to Texas in 1854, settling in this area following the Civil War. This site became a burial ground upon his death from a snakebite. Laid to rest with him are his wife, Dorothy G. Trimble (1808-1875), killed by a robber; Edwin's mother, Mary S. Trimble (1786-1878); Son, Robert Trimble (1850-1877), Lillie McDaniel (1865-1879) Daughter of T.M. McDaniel; Grace Lytle (1880-1881), Daughter of W.T. Lytle; Edwin's grandson, J.G. Trimble, Jr. (1862-1884); Cattleman Thomas M. McDaniel (1838-1887); and early San Antonio resident and businessman William T. Lytle (1850-1891). Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Edwin Trimble left a prosperous Kentucky life to bring his family to Texas in 1854, settling this area after the Civil War, and when a snakebite killed him in 1869 his grave became the seed of a family burying ground. Around him lie a hardy pioneer cast whose fates read like frontier legend: a wife killed by a robber, an aged mother, young children, cattlemen, and William T. Lytle, an early San Antonio businessman for whom the nearby town is named.
Why it matters
Small family cemeteries like Trimble's are the intimate record of frontier settlement, preserving the names, kinships, and often violent hardships of the families who claimed the Texas range.
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Related people
- · Edwin Trimble
- · Dorothy G. Trimble
- · Thomas M. McDaniel
- · William T. Lytle
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